Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/trettōn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *truttōną. It replaced the zero-grade vowel -u- with the -e- of the strong verb *tredan.

Verb

*trettōn

to tread, trample, trot

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*trettōn
1st sg. past	*trettōdā
Infinitive	*trettōn
Genitive infin.	*trettōnijas
Dative infin.	*trettōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*trettōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*trettō	*trettōdā
2nd singular	*trettōs	trettōdēs, trettōdōs
3rd singular	*trettōþ	trettōdē, trettōdā
1st plural	*trettōm	*trettōdum
2nd plural	*trettōþ	*trettōdud
3rd plural	*trettōnþ	*trettōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*trettō	*trettōdī
2nd singular	*trettōs	*trettōdī
3rd singular	*trettō	*trettōdī
1st plural	*trettōm	*trettōdīm
2nd plural	*trettōþ	*trettōdīd
3rd plural	*trettōn	*trettōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*trettō
Plural	*trettōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*trettōndī	*trettōd

Related terms

*trottōn

Descendants

Old English: treddian
Old Frisian: *treddia
- West Frisian: tredzje, tredje
Old Saxon: *treddōn
- Middle Low German: tredden, trēden
Old Dutch: *treddon, *tretton
- Middle Dutch: tredden, tretten
Old High German: trettōn
- Middle High German: tretten, treten